Timor-Leste praises Witness K’s actions in helping resolve maritime border

New foreign minister says the country has begun a new chapter in its relations with Australia

• Helen Davidson
• The Guardian

The actions of Witness K and Bernard Collaery were a valued part of the “collective effort” that led to the historic maritime boundary treaty between Australia and Timor-Leste, the Timorese foreign minister has said.

In an exclusive interview with Guardian Australia, the foreign minister of Timor-Leste, Dionísio Babo Soares, said the two nations were at a new stage of their relationship after the historic signing of a…

The treaty, signed at the United Nations in March, followed…

• Timor-Leste praises…